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She won the primary entirely because of Dem voters who wanted the LESS viable candidate to win so she would drop out. Essentially her whole campaign was run and funded by supporters of the Independent, Seth Bodnar, while the other Dem was funded not-so-quietly by Republicans.

Are you an On the ground Montanan? The Mt Dem Party, and its highest money donors have pulled the ladders for any younger leadership for over 20 years. Now, there is no bench and said donors are rigging a new game 😤😡🤬

Refuse to subscribe to the Atlantic, but if the story doesn't note it, this is a pissing match between factions of the Dem party. One, led by Jon Tester, supports the Independent, Seth Bodnar. The other, much smaller, one, led by Brian Schweitzer, supports Bankhead because it dislikes Tester.

When I was younger, I was like this. If I felt pushed, I dug in my heels. Now I am older and I realize I was, in many instances, foolish. If Alani does not drop out, she will not look back fondly on her decision when she is my age.